Industrial stoker drive



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O RNEY Patented Dec. 11, 1951 INDUSTRIAL STOKER DRIVE Richard C. Wright, Bay Vil1age,-0hio, assignor to Iron Fireman Manufa land, Oreg.

cturing Company, Port- Application April 28, 1947, Serial No. 744,392

2 Claims. (01. 74-689) This invention has for its object the improvements in industrial stoker drives herein set forth which among other things include an improved planetary type differential speed reducer of the V-belt controlled continuously variable type, the general type of which is set forth in the wellknown French patent to M. Henri Mollard, Patent No. 804,694, issued October 29, 1936.

More particularly my invention provides an improved industrial stoker drive comprising in combination an improved planetary differential type speed reducer, an improved V-belt and expanding sheaves control therefore and an improved emergency unloader, thus providing a novel unitary mechanism of great utility which has previously been lacking in this field.

This type of variable V-belt controlled diiferential transmission operates as a so-called torque-converter and within the limits of the gearing efficiency and the endurance of the V- belt ccntrol this type of mechanism can'become a highly efficient and easily controlled continuously variable speed reducer. It is an object of my invention to provide such highmechanical efficiency and ease of control combined with a. unique unloader to prevent its destruction in case of excessive overloading and torque conversion.

It should be understood that a stoker drive gear set is for the purpose of reducing thehigh rotating speed of the electric motor used to drive it to the very low speed (say of the range of to 20 R. P. M.) required to operate the coal feeding screw of the stoker. When a stoker transmission having one or more definite speeds available is used, settings of the damper for control of combustion air can bev established so that whenever the fuel feed is changed manually or otherwise, the companion air setting can be made manually or otherwise. Butwith a continuously variable fuel feed transmission as shown herewith it is desirable to provide a continuously: variable air supply control to operate in synchronism with it. Providing such a continuously variable air control and combining it with the fuel control for synchronous variation is anothe desirable object of this invention. 7

These and other objects are accomplished in the manner set forth in the following specifications, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a part sectional side view of my transmission."

Fig. 2 is a transverse section along the line 2--2 of Fig. 1. T

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary transverse section along the line 3-3 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view along the line 4--4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view along the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of my V-belt and expanding sheave control shown in side elevation on the right end of Fig. 1.

Fig. '7 is an end view of my control along the line l'! of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is an interior view of my transmission along the line 88 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 9 is a skeletonized view in perspective showing the mechanical scheme of my fuel feeding transmission.

Referrin now to the drawings, at 1 is shown an electric motor assumed to be connected to a power line, not shown, through a magnetic switch, not shown. By means of V-belt 2 and sheaves 3 and 4 motor 1 drives the input shaft 5 on which is fixed worm 6 mating with worm gear l carried on difierential ring gear 8 meshing with planet gears 9 rotatably supported on pins it fixed in planet cage Il--I2 to which fixed concentric pinion l3 which meshes with gear l4 carried concentrically by hub I5 to which it is yieldingly attached. Hub [5 is keyed to shaft IE to which is pinned chain sprocket I! planet cage I [-42 are rotatably carried on shaft which drives chain sprocket l8 through roller chain 19. Sprocket i8 is secured to the feed screw 20 of the stoker coal feeding conveyor, not shown.

Sun pinion 2i keyed to shaft 22 rotates with worm gear 23 also keyed to shaft 22. Worm gear 23 meshes with worm 24 on shaft 25 to which is secured the fixed half 25 and on which slides the movable half 21 of an expandin sheave coupled through V-belt 28 to another expanding sheave whose fixed half 29 is secured to shaft 5 and whose movable half 30 slides on shaft 5.

Shafts 5, i6, 22 and 25 are carried on bearings in the housing 3| as shown. Ring gear 8 and 22 as shown.

A loos'e'chain 32 driven by sheaves 33 and idling effectively lubricating worm 24 and worm gear 23.

Gear l4 mates with hub [5 along the line 86 in a groove in hub l5. While gear I4 is capable of rotary motion with respect to hub I5; it is and is-held in axial position by snap ring 31 set" yieldingly restrained from such motion by coil springs 38 located in recesses formed in parts I4 and I5, one end of each spring abutting gear I4 and the other end abutting hub I5 so that the rotary motion of gear I4 is transmitted to hub I5 by springs 38 and the compression of springs 38 and therefore the angular lag of hub I5 behind gear I4 is proportional to the torque transmitted from shaft 22 to shaft I6 through pinion I3, gear I4, springs 38 and hub I5. Fixed to hub I5 is disk 39 carrying guide pins 40 for axially movable disk 4| whose axial position is determined by rigid riders 42 formed offset from disk 4| riding in grooves 43 of variable depth sunk in the faceof Holding riders 42 against the bottom.

hub I5 and in consequence by the torquetransmitted from shaft 22 to shaft I6.

Fixed to case 3| by screws IN is. two part switch box 45 and I45 secured together. by .screws I02. Journalled in opposite sides of part 45 is fulcrum pin 49. to which, insidepart 45, is secured the bent lever 5! having adjusting screw I03 threaded into one end thereof inalignment with rod. 41. Secured inside box part I45 by screws I04 is two circuit snap acting toggleswitch hav. ing insulating body 46 into which are set terminals I05 and I09 of one circuit designed to be connected by wire I09, into the holding coil circuit of the magnetic switch connecting motor.

I to its power supply. Also into body 46 are set. terminals I01, I08 of a. second circuit designed. to be connected by wires III, II2 into an. alarm or signal circuit. Rotatably mounted on pin II3 carried by switch stem I I4 are toggle switch levers. H5. and H6. levers H and H6 is conducting tension spring I I1v which, depending on the position of stem I I4, will always urge the outer ends of levers I I5, 6

against terminals I05, I05 to complete the holdingcoil circuit or against terminals I01, I08 to complete the alarm circuit. Due to the reaction. ofthe inner ends of levers II5, IIB, on pin II3, because of the strain of spring II.1 when the outer ends of levers H5, H6 are pressed against.

A particularly desirable and novel characteristic of the above described over-load release is that, its elements are designed so that its operating range for operating switch 45 is confined to the initial part of the possible compression of;

springs 38 so that there isconsiderable amountof compressibility remaining in springs 38 after motor I has been de-energized by the operation of switch 49 thus relieving the mechanism; of inertia shock which might otherwise occur-due to the small but measurable time delay between the occurrenceof the over-load'condition and the deenergizing of the motor and the absorption by the transmission of the rotating energy of; the

moving motor andtransmission parts. Garried, in ;switch,box 45 is pushbutton 52 which at any:

time can be manually operated to push switch 45 in: the direction of; disk 4| and; therefore, operate switchlfitostonmotor Strained between pins carried by.

Rigidly secured to case 3| and parallel with shafts 5 and 25 is shaft 53 to which is rigidly secured at its outer end indicator plate 54 having at its upper end arcuate slot 55 and scale 56 to indicate the relative speed of the output shaft of the transmission in terms of whatever use to which the transmission is put-in this the coal feed of the stoker. Below the center of indicator plate 54 it is perforated by arcuate slot 51 and carries scale 58 for indicating and adjusting the air-fuel ratio of the stoker in a manner to be described.

Axially slidableon dead shaft 53 is hub 59 having cam face 60.- and carrying Z-frame 6| also guided on hub.62 of case 3 I. Around shaft 53 and abutting hubs 59 and 62 is compression spring 63 continuously urging Z-frame and cam away from case; 3| Journalled on shaft 53 is two-groove sheave 84 restrained in both axial and angular movement by. leverarm 84 one end of which is journalled on v shaft, 53 and whosel other end carries stud, 65 extending through slot 55 in plate 54. to which arm I54 may be clamped by, knob 66 threaded on stud B5. Rotatably carried on-studs 61. in sheaves 84 are two diametrically opposed conical cam followers 68 which by the. angular position of sheaves 84 or arm 64 determine the axial position of Z-frame 6|. The ends of Z-frame 6| are secured respectively to the outer races of ball bearings whose inner races are secured as shown to the hubs of movable half sheaves 21 and 30. Movable half sheaves 21 and 30 rigidly support pins 69 which slidably engage fixedhalf sheaves 26 and 29 causing movable half sheaves 21 and 30 to maintain constant angular. relations with their respective fixed half sheaves 26 and 2.9..

Where a stoker supplies coal to a combustion chamber air must also be supplied at a rate synchronized with the coal feed rate and the air supply may be throughafan driven separately from the coal feed drive or the fan 85 may be connected directly to thecoalfeed drive through shaft 5 as.

indicated in Fig. 9. In this case as shown in Fig. 1, both. ends of shaft 5 extend to the outside of case 3| one end carrying. drive and regulating sheaves and the'other end carrying the fan wheel. But whatever the source of combustion air the control will preferably be by an automatic air regulating damper mechanism of the type developed along the lines of U. S. Patents 2,116,912, 2,108,873 and 2,149,934, the use of which patents is available to me. In these patents it is shown that any desiredrate of air feed for which the control is set will be. strictly maintained and that the rate of air fed. may be smoothly varied simply by varying the setting of the air rate indicating quadrantv To synchronize suchan air control with my present stoker drive the or-lever of the, air control.

setting, arm or quadrant of the air control is, biasedby means ofa spring or weight towards its less; airy-limit and a-tiller rope or cable is attached to the, quadrant to move it against the force of;

angular position. Nut 16 and washer 11 clamp bushin 18: securelyr against arm 12. Rotatably mounted on bushing 18 is eccentric. bushing 19.

Adjustably secured by screws 80 to eccentric bushing 19 is eccentric rim 8| on the circular periphery of which is formed sheave groove 82 in the plane of groove 10 of sheave 84. Eccentric I9 and eccentric 8| have the same maximum eccentricity so that by relative adjustment of these two parts groove 82 may be concentric with stud 72 or can have an eccentricity thereto equal to the sum of the eccentricities of parts 19 and 8|.

The tiller rope leading from the air damper control adjustment quadrant is led around under rim 8| in groove 82 and after wrapping partially around sheave 84 in groove 18 is secured to sheave 84 in such a manner that when sheave 84 is rotated the tiller cable wraps or unwraps respectively and thus adjusts the air control synchronously with the coal feed control. As the tiller rope moves with the rotation of sheave 84 it rotates eccentric idler rim 8| which is adjusted to compensate for the adjustment characteristic of the air control in order that true synchronism is established between the coal feed control and the air control when arm 12 is at the central or "norma air ratio position of scale 58 on plate 54. Knob 15 is used to bias the air feed rate against the coal feed rate for various reasons found in the practical operation of industrial stokers.

Groove 83 of sheave 84 is provided for remote control by tiller rope of coal feed and air feed synchronously. When this means of remote control is used, knob 66 is either left in a loosened condition or removed entirely.

Having thus fully described the mechanisms by means of which I have attained the previously stated objects of my invention, it is clear that many variations of the shown constructions are feasible. Therefore, I do not intend to be limited by the constructions shown but desire to preserve the full scope of my invention and I claim:

1. A stoker coal feed transmission of the V- belt controlled planetary differential type comprising an enclosing case, said case having two spaced parallel first sides and two spaced parallel other sides substantially at right angles to said first sides, a shaft journalled in said first sides, a sun pinion fixed to said shaft, a planet gear cage riding said shaft, an internal ring gear riding said shaft, planet gears rotatably carried by said planet cage and meshing with both said sun pinion and said ring gear, a first worm gear keyed to said shaft, a first worm shaft journalled in said other sides of said case, said first worm shaft having its worm meshing with said first worm gear, a second worm gear secured to said ring gear, a second worm shaft journalled in said other sides of said case and having its worm meshing with said second worm gear, said first and second worm shafts extending through the same side of said case, means outside said case for driving one of said worm shafts, means for adjusting the relative speeds of said worm shafts when said shafts are in motion, a second shaft journalled in said sides of said case parallel to said shaft, a pinion fixed to said planet cage, a hub fixed to said second shaft, a rim gear journalled on said hub and meshing with said pinion, resilient means connecting said rim gear with said hub, and means carried on said hub and operated by said rim gear for indicating the limit of torque to be applied to said hub by said rim gear.

2. A stoker coal feed transmission of the V- belt controlled planetary differential type comprising, an enclosing case, said case having two spaced parallel first sides and two spaced parallel other sides substantially at right angles to said first sides, a shaft journalled in said first sides, a sun pinion fixed to said shaft, a planet gear cage riding said shaft, an internal ring gear riding said shaft, planet gears rotatably carried by said planet cage and meshing with both said sun pinion and said ring gear, a first worm gear keyed to said shaft, a first worm shaft journalled in said other sides of said case, said first worm shaft having its worm meshing with said first worm gear, a second worm gear secured to said ring gear, a second worm shaft journalled in said other sides of said case and having its worm meshing with said second worm gear, said first and second worm shafts extending through the same side of said case, means outside said case for driving one of said worm shafts, and means for adjusting the relative speeds of said worm shafts when said shafts are in motion, said relative speed adjusting means comprising a V-belt, a V-belt sheave on each of said worm shafts, each of said sheaves being separable for relative movement of its two belt riding cheeks, one of said sheaves having its left hand half fixed to one of said worm shafts and its right hand half adapted to slide on said one of said worm shafts, the other of said sheaves having its right hand half fixed to the other of said worm shafts and its left hand half adapted to slide on said other of said worm shafts, a support fixed relative to said enclosing case, a frame carried on said support for movement parallel with the axes of said worm shafts, means adapting said frame to control the movement of said movable halves of said sheaves axially of said worm shafts, means biasing said frame axially of said worm shafts, and adjustable means for opposing said biasing means to position said frame.

RICHARD C. WRIGHT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are 'of record in the file of this patent:

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